• The Independent

    Kobbie Mainoo and a box-to-box run that won Manchester United the FA Cup

    Against some of the best players in the world in Manchester City’s midfield, United’s 19-year-old academy graduate shone with a tireless display at Wembley

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona finally beats Lyon and retains Women's Champions League crown

    BILBAO, Spain (AP) — With a triumph over the rival it could never beat, Barcelona made it clear who's in charge of women’s soccer. Barcelona ended its losing streak against the game's most successful club on Saturday, beating Lyon 2-0 to clinch its third Women’s Champions League title in four years. World player of the year Aitana Bonmatí scored in the second half and former world player Alexia Putellas added a second deep in stoppage time for defending champion Barcelona in front of a record cr

  • The Canadian Press

    Bayer Leverkusen wins the German Cup and completes undefeated domestic double

    BERLIN (AP) — Granit Xhaka’s early strike was enough for Bayer Leverkusen to win the German Cup final 1-0 over Kaiserslautern for an unbeaten domestic double on Saturday. Xhaka fired the ball in under the crossbar from distance in the 16th minute. It proved to be enough against second-division Kaiserslautern despite losing defender Odilon Kossounou to a second yellow card just before the break. Leverkusen had already wrapped up the Bundesliga title and went on to complete the whole league season

  • The Canadian Press

    Ratcliffe is 'proud' of Man United's FA Cup win but doesn't name Ten Hag in celebratory message

    LONDON (AP) — Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe failed to mention manager Erik ten Hag by name when congratulating the team for its FA Cup final victory against Manchester City on Saturday. The British billionaire was quick to say how proud he was after seeing United win its first trophy since he became a minority shareholder in February. United won 2-1 at Wembley, where Ratcliffe was in attendance with the other co-owners. But a lack of direct reference to Ten Hag in Ratcliffe’s message